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Gay Community Board Member Vies for East New York Council Seat

By Matt Tracy
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Dan Lipinski, Anti-LGBTQ House Member, Ousted in Illinois Primary

By Matt Tracy
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Idaho Passes Draconian Ban on Trans Girls Playing Sports

By Matt Tracy
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Gays Against Guns Join International Women’s Day Action

By Donna Aceto
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An Aaron Schock? Or Is It Schmuck?

By Matt Tracy
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Homophobes Deutsch, Diaz Endorse Each Other for Congress

By Matt Tracy
Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidates U.S. Senator Sanders and former Vice President Biden take the stage for the tenth Democratic 2020 presidential debate in Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
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On Big Night for Biden, Sanders Leads Strong LGBTQ Turnout

By Matt Tracy
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Trump Team Nixed Condom Image in HIV Fact Sheet

By Matt Tracy
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St. Pat’s Unwavering Homophobia Wins Allies for LGBTQ Staten Islanders

By Matt Tracy
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Montgomery Ex-Aide Wins LID Nod to Replace Her; Sex Work Decrim Hobbles Rival

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Former Stonewall Prez Joins Queens City Council Race

By Matt Tracy
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Pentagon-Funded Study Shows Troops’ Opposition to Transgender Ban

By Matt Tracy
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Natural History Museum Parts Ways With Rebekah Mercer

By Matt Tracy
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Catholic Agency Religious Opt-Out Claim Goes to Supreme Court

By Arthur S. Leonard
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A Sudden Split in Albany Surrogacy Rights Push

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LGBT Center, Activists in Court to Dismiss #WalkAway Suit

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Artist Fernando Carpaneda Inaugurates Solo Exhibition at the Arkell Museum
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The Publishing Triangle Awards honor the
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April 17, 8 pm

So Percussion Unplugged
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Southern Brooklyn’s only weekly drag sho
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All-Ages RuPaul’s Drag Race Watch Party in Coney Island
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Brooklyn Pride is starting 2026 with our
April 18, 7 pm

Brooklyn Pride 30th Anniversary Gala
Dyker Beach Golf Course

Joe Hutcheson’s award-winning solo play,
April 18, 9 pm

Miss Magnolia Beaumont Goes to Provincetown
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Arts

  • L to R: Jon Bernthal (“Sonny”), Danny Johnson (“Mr. Eddy”), and Jessica Hecht (“Colleen”) in "Dog Day Afternoon." ‘Dog Day Afternoon’: A botched caper, a bold queer love story
  • The cast of "Cats: The Jellicle Ball." ‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’ reimagines a classic through a ballroom lens
  • Arlo Parks' latest release, "Ambiguous Desire," delivers an introspective version of dance music. April LGBTQ music: Arlo Parks’ ‘Ambiguous Desire’ and Gay Meat’s ‘Blue Water’
  • The Bureau of General Services—Queer Division's space at the LGBT Community Center. ‘We can’t let that go’: Hive Mind Books looks to save the last queer bookstore in Manhattan
  • TransArtFest_040226-2New York City’s first Trans Art Fest showcases, connects and empowers trans artists

Crime

  • Grammy-winning musician Lil Nas X leaves court after a preliminary hearing on four felony charges for allegedly assaulting and resisting police officers responding to an incident in August when police approached him while he was reportedly walking nearly naked on the streets of Los Angeles, in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, U.S. March 12, 2026. Lil Nas X agrees to maintain treatment in two-year deal to drop charges
  • Aljo Mrkulic was sentenced for murdering Christopher Rodriguez, assaulting cops, and setting an apartment ablaze in 2020 at the Acacia Gardens affordable housing complex, which is located at 409 E. 120th St. in Harlem. Queens man sentenced for killing partner, assaulting cops in 2020 arson case
  • Bomb threats, sent via email, targeted the New York University campus on the morning of Jan. 22, the school announced. Anti-LGBTQ bomb threats target NYU, prompting NYPD to increase security
  • The person suspected of voicing anti-LGBTQ slurs and attacking an individual on a 6 train on Jan. 10. Man suffers anti-LGBTQ subway attack after kissing trans partner: police
  • Police tape surrounds a vehicle after its driver was shot by a U.S. immigration agent, according to local and federal officials, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 7, 2026. ‘They killed my wife’: Outrage follows fatal ICE shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis

Perspectives

  • Andy Humm and Ruth Messinger in the aftermath of the passage of New York City's gay rights bill. Forty years since New Yorkers won gay rights, the fight for justice is more urgent than ever
  • Katie Blum is underscoring the importance of funding to make sure New York's legal system respects transgender individuals when they seek to align their legal documents with their gender identity. Access to justice is essential for transgender New Yorkers — and it depends on the IOLA Fund 
  • From L to R: Michael-Vincent Crea, Thomas O’Grady, Michael Kane, Caitlin Herrity, Jack Schlossberg, Clover Welsh, Layla Law Gisiko, David Warren, Brendan Fay, Dr. John Lahey, Aaron Pesin, Abby Donley, Nicholas Dodd, Sheila and Meghan Brophy on Fifth Avenue. Lavender and Green Alliance celebrates 10 years in NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade
  • The Harlem United team on National HIV Testing Day in 2025. Confronting the unequal burden of HIV and AIDS on women of color: Equity cannot wait
  • Bringing awareness to the nationwide attacks on trans youth. In dangerous waters, LGBTQ youth need our support now

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